Hose-reel.



l PATENTBD MAR. 21, 1905.v

E. DICE.

HOSE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 7, 1905.

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NITED STATES Patented March 21, 1905.

PATENT OFFiCE.

EPHRAIM DICE, OF CANTON, OHIO.

HOSE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,159, dated March21, 1905.

'Application filed January 7, 1905. Serial No. 240,023.

To (LZZ whom, t may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, EPHRAIM DICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Reels; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawings,making apart of this specification, and to the numerals of referencemarked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View showing thedifferent parts properly arranged. Fig. 2 is side view of the reel,showing the side plates removed and illustrating the spring windingmechanism in ,proper relative position. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionon line 3 3, Fig. 1, except that the shaft is shown full.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawd ings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the side bars of the frame,which are held in proper relative position by means oi' the end bars 2and 3 and the fixed center bar 4. The bars l, together with thedili'erent parts carried thereby, are held in proper elevation by meansof the truck-frame 5,which truck-frame is provided with the wheels 6.Upon the iixed center baril is's'ecurely attached Athe pinion 7, whichpinion meshes with the planetary wheels 8, which wheels are mounteduponor formed integral with the hubs 9. The band 10 is formed of a diameterof suiiicie'nt size to constitute the hose-reel proper, and upon theouter periphery of which band the hose is wound. For the purpose ofholding the desired number of convolutions of hose the band 10 isprovided with any desired number of hose-holding plates 11, which platesare curved substantially as illustrated in the drawings and are socurved for the purpose of receiving and holding the various convolutionsof the hose. To the band 10 are attached the bars 12, which barsconstitute the spokes of the reel-band 10.

To the hubs 9 are attached the inner ends of the springs 13 and theouter ends of -said springs are attached to the bars 12 or theirequivalents. The reel-band 1() is provided with the hose-connecting clip14, and after the hose has been properly connected to the clip said hosewill be wound upon the reel as the reel is rotated. When it is desiredto remove the hose from the reel, the nozzle end of the hose is detachedfrom the clip 15 and the hose unwound from the reel, and as the hose isunwound from the reel the rotation of the reel will impart rotation tothe gear-wheels 8 as they revolve around the pinion 7, thereby storingpower to the springs 13, and for the purpose of holding the springs whenwound and p-reventing any backward rotation of the reel proper theratchet-wheel 15 is provided, which ratchet-wheel is held by means ofthe detent 16, which detent is pivotally attached to the arm 17, whicharm is fixed to the rod 4E.

When it is desired to plae the hose upon the reel, it is connected tothe clip 14 and the detent 16 released from the ratchet-wheel 15, atwhich time the springs 13 will cause the reel to rotate and wind thehose by its rotation, and when the hose is again removed for use thesprings will again be wound by reason of the rotation of the reel duringthe time the hose is being unwound, which brings the springs int-oCondition to exert their force in winding the hose upon the reel.

For the purpose of preventing the truck proper from moving upon theground during the time the reel is unwound the lower ends of the bars 1should be pointed, so that they will engage the surface of the groundand prevent the truck, together with the reel carried thereby, fromtraveling.

It will be understood that when the hose is properly wound upon the reelthe bar 3 and the rear ends of the side bars 1 can be lowered, which inturn elevates the pointed ends of the bars 1, after which the reelproper can be moved to any desired point, the same traveling upon thewheels 6.

For the purpose of preventing the springs 13 from coming in contact withthe pinion 7 when they are unwound or expanded the bars 18 are provided,which bars are located upon opposite sides of the pinion 7,substantially as illustrated in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of inclosing the springs, together with the differentgear-wheels, the

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side plates 19 are provided, which side plates are Connected in anyconvenient and` welllinown manner to the spoke-bars 12. The side plates19 also provide a means for holding,l in proper position the gear-Wheels8 and their hubs 9, said hubs being mounted upon the cross-bolts 20,which cross-bolts are oonnected to the side plates 19.

Having fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a truck-frame consisting of side bars and truck, afixed rod having mounted thereon a pinion, a reel-band carryingplanetary gear-wheels meshing with the pinion upon the fixed rod,springs operatively attaehed to the planetary gear-Wheels, aratchet-wheel txed to the reel-rod, and a detent adapted to engage theratchet-Wheel, and the reel-band provided with hose holding plates and ahose-holding olip, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The Combination of a frame consisting' of side bars and a truck, afixed bar provided with a pinion carried by the side bars of the frame,a reel-band provided .with planetary gear-wheels meshing with the fixedpinion, springs operatively connected to the planetary gear-Wheels, aratchet-Wheel secured to the reel-bar, and a detent to engage theratchetwheel, and the side bars of the reel-frame provided With pointedlower ends, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two Witnesses.

EPHRAIM DICE.

Witnesses:

F. W. BOND, L. M. BOND.

